The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-01-26


latter part of last week from q pleas.
ant trip extending as far South as
Ashville, North Carolina. He went
by way of Washington, d. c., and
came back by way of Harrisburg,
getting there 10 time to see the State
administration turned over into the
hands of our gallant General Beaver,
and also to see Quay elected Senator.
-Mittens, Gloves, Wool Hose, Un-
derwear, Pants, Rubber Boots and
Shoes, at Wm. Smearbaugh & Co.'S.
The Wesleyans will hold quar-.
terly services at the Balltown School
House near Pithole. commencing Sat
urday evening, February 9th. Rev.
Thomas X Doty will conduct the
meeting and preach in above school
house Saturday evening and Sabbath
morning; and will preach in the Wes'
leyan Church, Stewards Run, Sabbath
evening, February 9th. A cordial
invitation is extended to everyone.
Rev. w. F. Wood of Oil City,
delivered a very able Temperance
lecture on Constitutional Amendment,
in the Presbyterian church on Monday
evening last. Beginning with yester
day (Tuesday) evening, revival ser.
vices will be held every evening dur
ing the week at the Presbyterian
Church by Rev. Hickling assisted by
Rev. Wood. There will be commun.
ion service next Sabbath at II o'clock
q. III.
One of Attorney General Cassi.
dy's last official acts was to refuse the
application for a writ of quo warranto
in the case Of Judge Theophilus Viii.
son, of Clarion county, who, it is al
legged, secured his election by bribery
and corruption. The application for
the writ was made several months ago
aud after argument has been held
under advisement until now. Judge
Wilson is the Republican successor Of
the Democratic Judge Corbett.
Superintendent Hillard calls our
attention to the fact that quite an er-
ror has somehow crept into the stats.
tical report Of Forest County in the
item of visits to schools by the Super
intendent. The number of visits as
given in the published report is 1873,
(school year of 1856, which is corr ect.
The average length of a visit is report
ed as 130 hours, which Superintend.
ent Hillard says is incorrect; it should
be 2.4S hours. He gives Us the follow.
ing figures: Whole number of visits
1888; whole number of hours spent in
the schools, 467 04; average, 24S
hours.
The late John Jordon Upchurcb,
founder of the A. o. U. W., was born
in Franklin county, Mo, in 1920.
Having learned the machine business,
he finally filed position in the A.
& G. w. shops at Meadville, Pa. 1t
was while in that city that he perfect
ed a beneficiary order for working
men, and on the evening of Oct. 81,
1868, himself and six others met and
organized the first lodge of A. O. U.
W., naming it Jefferson Lodge No. l.
Father Upchurch, as his friends loved
to call him, was for time a resident
of this city, and at the time of his
death was member of Franklin
Lodge, No. 3, of this city, which was
the third lodge established. Before
his death he saw the order increase to
14,500 members in this State and
10000 in the United States. .-Frank
lin NelUs
On Friday evening last the prls'
Oner confined in the jail got out, but
was recsptured and brought back. He
had complained to the Sheriff that
want OF exercise was wearing on his
health so that he could not sleep we'll
nights. Sheriff Agnew accordingly
gave him the freedam of the hall and
yard for a part of the evening, Dot
suspecting that he had any intention
of escaping. He had borrowed a
needle and thread to mend his clothes
and had come into possession of a
knife. He had torn some blankets
into strips and knotted and sewed the